Sentences with phrase «particular area of education»

Do particular areas of education lend themselves better to innovation than others?

Not exact matches

One particular area of children's rights that the BHA has brought to the attention of the Committee is the issue of parental opt outs in Religious Education (RE), Collective Worship and sex eEducation (RE), Collective Worship and sex educationeducation.

Harvard Graduate School of Education will work with the Strategic Education Research Partnership and other partners to complete a program of work designed to a) investigate the predictors of reading comprehension in 4th - 8th grade students, in particular the role of skills at perspective - taking, complex reasoning, and academic language in predicting deep comprehension outcomes, b) track developmental trajectories across the middle grades in perspective - taking, complex reasoning, academic language skill, and deep comprehension, c) develop and evaluate curricular and pedagogical approaches designed to promote deep comprehension in the content areas in 4th - 8th grades, and d) develop and evaluate an intervention program designed for 6th - 8th grade students reading at 3rd - 4th grade level.The HGSE team will take responsibility, in collaboration with colleagues at other institutions, for the following components of the proposed work: Instrument development: Pilot data collection using interviews and candidate assessment items, collaboration with DiscoTest colleagues to develop coding of the pilot data so as to produce well - justified learning sequences for perspective - taking, complex reasoning, academic language skill, and deep comprehension.Curricular development: HGSE investigators Fischer, Selman, Snow, and Uccelli will contribute to the development of a discussion - based curriculum for 4th - 5th graders, and to the expansion of an existing discussion - based curriculum for 6th - 8th graders, with a particular focus on science content (Fischer), social studies content (Selman), and academic language skills (Snow & Uccelli).

Schools should consider all their operations when assessing need, and give particular importance to the provision of first aid in areas of specific need, such as in physical education, science departments, school trips and away sporting fixtures.

In particular, the Forum will consider current trends and future needs in the area of GCED and will seek to identify policy priorities and strategies for the operationalization of GCED and provide inputs to the Framework for Action on Education post-2015.

The Guidelines seek to address seven areas of particular concern identified last year in UNESCO's global review of the state of physical education, namely: 1.

The performance of regional schools commissioners will be judged by how many schools in their areas convert to academy status, despite education secretary Nicky Morgan's public stance that she has no preference for any particular school type.

For example, the Stanford Center on Opportunity Policy in Education reported in 2009 that while research shows that 40 - 100 hours of training in a given area of professional practice is needed to produce solid results, teachers in the United States typically have about eight hours of training on a particular topic.

Reach to Teach is designed to attract middle and high school students of color to the teaching profession and in particular, to the high need areas of teacher training in math, science, and special education.

This program is suited for educators who are seeking to develop their knowledge in a particular area within the field of early childhood education.

Analysis of the deprivation levels at primary and secondary schools in England compared with deprivation in their local area, by education data company School Dash, has found that poorer pupils are hugely underrepresented at particular types of schools.

«There is some credibility to the view that California, and perhaps the Bay Area in particular, has approached this in a more serious way than many,» says Richard M. Ingersoll, a University of Pennsylvania education and sociology professor who researches the teaching profession.

U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos kicked off her first public speech Wednesday by casting the protestors who sought to block her from visiting a Washington, D.C., middle school last week as part of a divisive opposition that's resistant to fresh ideas... And DeVos, who didn't face protestors Wednesday, praised magnet schools, which are public schools organized around a particular subject area such as arts or technology, as «the original school choice option.»

Doctoral students may specialize in either Language Education, Literacy Education, or American Sign Language (ASL) and Deaf Studies; and within those specializations, they may choose a particular area of interest (i.e., TESOL, Bilingual Education, Modern Foreign Language).

At the request of countries and their Ministers of Education, OECD undertakes reviews of aspects of those countries» educational policies and practices and it conducts thematic reviews of particular policy areas such as equity or leadership across countries.

We are part of the Health, Education and Social Care Chamber, one of 7 chambers of the First - tier Tribunal which settles legal disputes and is structured around particular areas of law.

Since its establishment, NAEd has undertaken research studies that address pressing issues in education and that typically include both NAEd members and other scholars with an expertise in a particular area of inquiry.

Some schools are also feeling the impact of savings in other areas of spending by the Department for Education - such as money for particular schemes run in schools - and cuts in council spending.

Doctoral students may specialize in either Language Education, Literacy Education, or American Sign Language (ASL) and Deaf Studies; and within those specializations, they may choose a particular area of interest (e.g., TESOL, Bilingual Education, Modern Foreign Language).

Based on Sergio Rodriguez» resume it appears that while he has background in some of the required areas, it is equally clear that he has no particular expertise, or even experience, in «basic philosophy of education» or «ability to plan educational policy.»

Although the plan specified that additional math teachers and tutors should be hired, this did not occur — at first due to shortages in these areas among job candidates; later due to the state - appointed Special Master's introduction of Teach for America, which brought corps members with no particular specialty and no education background; and, finally, because of the persistent lack of funds.

And the Obama administration has cited improving teacher quality as one of four education - reform areas it plans to target in particular.

One particular area of need in Delaware is the demand for special education programs.

Master's programs can focus on a specific area of teaching practice like elementary or secondary education, a particular academic subject, or put a graduate on a track towards school administrator jobs or curriculum and instruction jobs.

I thought Part II was important to share with you all, especially given this particular post captures that in which followers of this blog are most interested, although I do recommend that you all also see what the ESSA means for other areas of educational progress and reform in terms of the Common Core, teacher education, charter schools, etc. in her Parts I - IX.

It is clear in my area of Croydon that parents who want a particular kind of academic education have to travel out of the borough to either Bromley or Sutton because the kind of education that they want for their children is not available.

The worry is that those not in the know willl think that the think - tankers and social media gurus, in particular, are the equals of those who've earned advanced qualifications in Education and who do in fact possess expertise in their areas.

In particular, your argumentative essay on affirmative action may open with the definition of affirmative action («a policy or program developed to counter discrimination against minority groups and women in areas such as employment and education»).

The regulations at 34 CFR 682.800 (a) ban lenders who are receiving the 9.5 % floor income special allowance payments from discriminating according to the borrower's race, sex, color, religion, national origin, age, disability status, income, attendance at a particular institution within the area served by the authority, length of the borrower's education program, or the borrower's academic year in school.

Practitioner Sabbaticals The Practitioner Sabbatical Program at Auburn University College of Veterinary Medicine is an individualized program offered to eligible veterinarians who are interested in continuing education in a particular specialty area.

Although some vets may look to specialise in a particular area of care from early on in their careers, it is true that they all go through broadly the same education and training.

However, animal health care facilities tend to favor hiring vet assistants with some type of education in this particular area.

Given the relative inexperience and lack of exposure that most lawyers have had to this subject matter, it's likely to be a particular area of need for continuing education and professional development.

Real Estate + Development Group lawyer Michael S. Giaimo presented a one - hour video recorded lecture on «Zoning Practice: Procedures for Obtaining Variances and Special Permits» as part of the Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education's (MCLE) Practical Lawyering Skills series, which is geared towards lawyers beginning in practice or who want to brush up in a particular area.

His particular areas of expertise are education, equality and discrimination, human rights, mental capacity, community care and information / data protection.

Private activity bonds for multifamily housing, solid waste, charter schools and independent schools are areas of particular focus in his practice, as are higher education, short - term and long - term working capital and the various forms of pooled financings.

KNOWN employs a badge system that informs the marketplace that a participant has been screened in a particular area (e.g., criminal, licensing, education, etc.) At present, two KNOWN badges, police check and licensing, are being employed by Service Seeking, one of Australia's largest gig economy companies.

In particular, you might like to consider options such as consulting, law (eg intellectual property law), financial services, sales and pre-sales, education, which are areas in which you can put your analytical skills and high levels of numeracy to good use.

Although his resume work has encompassed all possible job sectors from astronauts to zookeepers, some of Greg's particular areas of expertise include Executive and Corporate Officer, Information Technology, Healthcare & Biological Sciences, Pharmaceutical Sales, Engineering, Sales & Marketing, Operations, Education, and Construction.

Areas of responsibility may include education, health care, and any other responsibilities that the court finds unique to a particular family.

Real professionals like: Doctors; Dentists; Lawyers, Engineers, Architects; University Professors; Psychiatrists; Psychologists etc. require applicants to the ranks of their chosen genres to posses at least a four - year university degree (with earned high marks) «before» being allowed to attend post university in - depth training programs including up to ten years or more education (including hands - on placements; for eg., supervised internships) in particular areas of specialization.